This is a gem for the price! Looks way more expensive than it is. We get a lot of compliment. Only negative is that the light seems to flicker when dimmed or open completely. There is just one "almost open completely" spot where is doesn't. Clearly not enough for me to change it. One thing to note though, the base isn't as dark as pictured. There is quite a bit of brown in it which wasn't in our palette... Good thing I could hide it under the couch a bit :)